Abdulrasheed Bawa, the recently suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Department of State Services (DSS) that it has no right to detain him.
Bawa, who is being held in detention at the DSS facility, reportedly stated that the secret police lacked the legal justification to hold him without filing charges.
It was gathered that in a protest at being held without formal charges, Bawa has not cooperated with DSS investigators since his detention started.
According to sources, he was also charged with protecting former governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state and helping him to repress his political rivals.
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An insider said:
“The detained EFCC chairman has refused to write statements; he told DSS they have no right to detain him without charges.”
Another source said:
“So far since his detention, he has vehemently refused to cooperate with DSS investigators.”
Since being removed from their respective positions by the Bola Tinubu administration, both Bawa and Godwin Emefiele, the Central Bank of Nigeria’s, CBN suspended governor, have been placed under arrest.
The actions were taken in response to accusations of power abuse and corruption made against them.
